Category Archives: Education
Ontario nurses call for smaller class sizes, use of masks in schools
TORONTO — Class sizes in elementary schools should be cut to protect students and staff from COVID-19, Ontario's registered nurses said Monday, suggesting schools should not reopen until all safety conditions are met....
NAN says government refusing to provide aid for safe school reopening plan
THUNDER BAY, Ont. — An Ontario First Nations group says the federal government is failing to facilitate a safe back-to-school plan for its nearly 9,000 elementary and secondary school students. The Nishnawbe Aski Nation says Ottawa has "ignor...
Students with disabilities face more obstacles returning to class: advocates
TORONTO — Advocacy groups in Ontario say students with disabilities will face additional obstacles returning to class following the pandemic, leaving parents unsure if their children will be fully and safely included in school reopening plans. The...
Province turns down Alberta Teachers’ Association request to delay school year
EDMONTON — The Kenney government has turned down a request from the Alberta Teachers' Association to delay the start of the school year until after Sept. 7, Labour Day. The association, which has 46,000 members across the province, has said t...
Hammered by COVID-19, Kingston pins hopes of recovery on returning students
KINGSTON, Ont. — Two weeks after much of Ontario reopened, Aba Mortley was optimistic that her business would recover despite the financial strain caused by the global pandemic. Her hometown of Kingston, Ont., had only reported about 100 case...
WE Charity says email to Morneau was about COVID-19 science, not student program
OTTAWA — WE Charity is shedding more light on a controversial email from co-founder Craig Kielburger to then-finance minister Bill Morneau this spring, saying it was about a possible second wave of COVID-19 — not securing government business. The messa...
Ministry mislead students in wake of exam errors: Ombudsperson
VICTORIA — British Columbia's Education Ministry has agreed to apologize and compensate students harmed by incorrect provincial exam results last year. An investigation released Thursday by provincial ombudsperson Jay Chalke found the ministry's c...
Many Yukon students head back to class for the first time since pandemic hit
WHITEHORSE — Students in many parts of Yukon are heading back to class for the first day of the new school year. All kindergarten to Grade 12 students in Whitehorse are in class, while the Robert Service School in Dawson, and schools in
Ontario could do proactive COVID-19 testing in some schools, top doctor says
TORONTO — Proactive COVID-19 testing could be conducted in some Ontario schools if local health officials are concerned that community spread of the virus presents a risk, the province's chief medical officer of health said Thursday. Dr. David Williams...
Alberta Teachers’ Association calls on province to delay start of school year
EDMONTON — The Alberta Teachers' Association is calling on the Kenney government to delay the start of the school year until after Sept. 7, Labour Day. Association president Jason Schilling made the announcement Wednesday after meeting with Education M...
